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The FDA release further states that patients currently using sibutramine should talk with their healthcare professional to determine if continued use of sibutramine is appropriate and discuss any questions they may have about their treatment.

While the CHMP noted that the use of sibutramine was not in accordance with the prescribing information for most of the patients enrolled in the SCOUT study, as sibutramine is contra-indicated in patients with known cardiovascular disease and the treatment duration in the study was longer than recommended, the Committee was of the opinion that the data from SCOUT are relevant for the use of the medicine in clinical practice.

These fake Alli products packaged as 60 mg capsules in 120-count refill packs do not contain orlistat, but another potentially harmful drug called sibutramine, which is available only by prescription as the branded drug Meridia.

Case in point: The prescription weight-loss drug Meridia generic name sibutramine was removed from the market in October 2010 because an increased prevalence of heart disease and stroke was associated with its use.

The product, known as "Slimming Beauty Bitter Orange Slimming Capsules," contains the drug sibutramine, which is only supposed to be sold by prescription, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

These counterfeit products are packaged as 60mg capsules in 120-count refill packs, sold online — particularly in online auctions — and contain the potentially harmful drug sibutramine, which is available only by prescription as the branded drug Meridia.